Y Matsuura, M Suzuki, K Yoshimatsu, J Arikawa, I Takashima, M Yokoyama, H Igota, K Yamauchi, S Ishida, D Fukui, G Bando, M Kosuge, H Tsunemitsu, C Koshimoto, K Sakae, M Chikahira, S Ogawa, T Miyamura, N Takeda, T C Li
We examined 976 sika deer serum samples, 159 liver tissue samples and 88 stool samples collected from 16 prefectures in Japan, and performed ELISA and RT-PCR assays to detect antibodies to HEV and HEV RNA, respectively. Although 25 (2.6%) of 976 samples were positive for anti-HEV IgG, the antibody titers were very low. The OD values ranged between 0.018 and 0.486, forming a single distribution rather than a bimodal distribution, suggesting that the antibody detected in this study was not induced by HEV infection, or that deer have low sensitivity to HEV...
2007: Archives of Virology